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R 15 is bump firing

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#1 ·
I have the Byron South R-15 in .223. When I squeeze the trigger slowly, the rifle fires twice so fast you can hardly tell that it wasn't one shot. The first round hits the target at point of aim. The second, who knows where it goes. Am I the only one experiencing this?
 
#2 ·
If your gun is doubling, it is defective. Get in touch with Remington and tell them, and ask for a return authorization and call tag, so they can fix it.
 
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#3 ·
For the record a bump fire is using the recoil of the gun to manipulate the trigger to gain rapid fire
With this only one round is fired with each pull of the trigger
What you describe is a malfunction
Like Alpo said send it back asap
it is unsafe
 
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fxgardner:

Apparently your gun has a two stage trigger. But it must include a disconnector which in you case is not doing its job. The disconnector is suppose to catch the hammer in recoil and then the hammer is dropped back onto the sear/hammer shelf of the hammer as you release the trigger. Your disconnector is not correctly adjusted or has some debris in the mechanism keeping it from catching the hammer in recoil.

Two stage triggers in the AR use the disconnector and its spring as the beginning of the second stage. The adjustment to get this right can be either variable or ground into the trigger system. There is no mention of whose adjustable trigger is in this gun on Remington's web page so I have no idea of which type it is.

Do NOT fire this gun again without fixing the problem. If it is new take it to a Remington repair station or send it back to Remington immediately. Or pay a gunsmith to fix the problem. What you have is illegal according to the BATF. They do not care that the gun is broken but only that it shoots more than one shot at a time (hence a machine gun!). They love to prosecute the law abiding shooter because he is easier to find than the low life that modifies guns for gangs.

Remington most certainly wants this gun fixed. They have paid millions in settlement for their problem Model 700 trigger over the many decades it has been produced and another trigger problem is NOT what they desire. They will be anxious to get your gun fixed, I'm sure.

LDBennett
 
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fxgardner:

Ahhhh......it's Saturday. Que times for emails from almost any company is days (sometimes weeks).

Do some research and find the Remington Repair Center nearest to you. Gunsmiths take specific Remington courses and become a qualified Remington Repair Center and handle warrantee repairs for free. If you take them the gun you avoid having to pay the shipping charges to Remington. Another way is to take it back to where you bought it if you bought it new. Some dealers will ship it back to Remington for free.

No matter what, this gun is dangerous and could be a legal nightmare. Just possessing it in its present form is a legal liability. DON"T SHOOT IT AGAIN! Get it fixed. It may be dirt in the trigger housing. It may be an adjustment. It may require a new trigger. A good gunsmith can determine quickly what the problem is. Too bad you are way over 2000 miles from me or I'd look at it an determine what the problem is. AR trigger are simple in stock form, and can be not so simple in after market form (Two stage trigger is not the same design as stock AR triggers).

LDBennett
 
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One reason I would not shoot it again; what if the first is a squib and the second round sends a bullet down the barrel? BOOM!!!

I hVe an old Ruger pistol and the sear spring broke causing full auto. It scared the crap out of me so I took it apart and vowed not to shoot it agin until it was fixed. A Volquartsen kit fixed it
 
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I reckon I could be wrong, but I don't believe that is possible.

If round number 1 was a poof, instead of a POW, I don't believe it would generate enough gas to work the action, so round number 1 would not eject, round number 2 could not chamber, so BOOM is an impossibility.

BOOM with a semi-auto is normally caused by poof, followed by moronic-shooter hand-chambering the next round, without checking the barrel.
 
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